Tesla Recalls Every Model S Ever Built After One Seatbelt Malfunction

When you hear that automakers are issuing recalls these days, you usually assume it's over something serious. Maybe the affected car has a faulty transmission. Maybe its ignition turns off while the car is driving. Maybe its airbags are at risk of exploding. Whatever it is, it's probably bad.

It also sounds pretty horrible when you hear that every Tesla Model S is being recalled, but that's exactly what's happening. Close to 90,000 Model S sedans were just recalled today, reports Ars Technica.

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The thing is, when you look at what exactly is being recalled, you might be a little underwhelmed.

Tesla found that one car in Europe had a seatbelt that wasn't installed correctly, so it's recalling every sedan it's ever made to make sure none of them have the same problem. Yes, this is a recall prompted by a single seatbelt.

As easy as it is to poke fun at recalling 90,000 cars over a single seatbelt issue, you have to commend Tesla for being proactive about making sure its cars are as good as they can be. The company cares about its reputation, and would rather be sure all the seatbelts are connected properly than be forced to deal with the consequences of a faulty seatbelt not doing its job in a wreck.